Smilovice (Mladá Boleslav District)

Smilovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Smilovice
Municipality
Aerial view
Aerial view
Smilovice is located in Czech Republic
Smilovice
Smilovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′24″N 14°57′40″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1255
Area
 • Total14.93 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total768
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
294 42
Websitewww.obecsmilovice.cz

Administrative parts

The villages of Bratronice, Rejšice, Újezd and Újezdec are administrative parts of Smilovice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Smil, meaning "the village of Smil's people".[2]

Geography

Smilovice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 37 km (23 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 262 m (860 ft) above sea level. The Vlkava River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Smilovice is from 1388.[3] The oldest part is Rejšice, first mentioned in 1255. The villages of Újezd and Újezdec were first mentioned in 1383. The modern municipality was created in 1973 by joining the formerly independent municipalities of Rejšice, Újezd and Újezdec to Smilovice.[4]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869885—    
1880959+8.4%
18901,043+8.8%
19001,024−1.8%
19101,148+12.1%
YearPop.±%
19211,146−0.2%
19301,190+3.8%
1950974−18.2%
1961935−4.0%
1970826−11.7%
YearPop.±%
1980679−17.8%
1991595−12.4%
2001566−4.9%
2011612+8.1%
2021712+16.3%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The I/38 road (the section from Mladá Boleslav to Nymburk) passes through the municipality.

The railway line Mladá Boleslav–Nymburk runs through the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Luštěnice.[7]

Sights
Church of Saint John of Nepomuk

The Church of Saint John of Nepomuk is located in Rejšice. It was built in the Baroque style in 1730–1735 by František Ignác Prée and František Maxmilián Kaňka.[8]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 114.
  3. "Smilovice" (in Czech). InfoČesko. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  4. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Smilovice. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
  6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. "Detail stanice Luštěnice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  8. "Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého s farou" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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